Site of Australia's first KFC goes up for sale

The site of Australia's first KFC store has hit the market.

Expressions of interest have opened for the 4948-square-metre service centre at Guildford in Sydney's west, which saw the inaugural restaurant open on April 27 in 1968.

The store was established by Canadian entrepreneur Bob Lapointe with 25 staff members and it proved so popular that 38 more locations opened by 1970.

The site of Australia's first KFC store has hit the market. (SMH)

Many Australians would eat KFC as a rare treat and the menu looked different in the early days.

The store offered one piece of chicken and chips for 45 cents.

The menu also advertised 21 pieces of chicken for $5.20 and a large service of chips for 50 cents.

Today, 21 pieces of chicken costs about $37.95 and a large chips is $5.25.

The KFC menu in 1968 offered 21 pieces for $5.20. (KFC)

The service centre was home to the KFC restaurant and a Pizza Hut, before the current owners bought the site in 2009 and turned it into a service station.

Ray White Commercial Western Sydney director Victor Sheu said today the property is fully leased to a mix of tenants.

The site currently houses a 7-Eleven service station, Oporto drive-through, Cheesecake Shop, Piccolo Me cafe and a kebab shop.